Cooper Davis of Jasper and Cody Teel of Kountze are living their dreams as professional bull riders for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Championship Bull Riding organizations.Next week, Davis, 20, and Teel, 22, will complete the 10-month marathon better known as the professional rodeo bull riding circuit when they compete in the Championship Bull Riding Finals in Cheyenne, Wyo.

Both are only 8 seconds away from a $100,000 check and gold belt buckle given to the best rider in the world.

For Davis, the reigning PRCA Bull Riding Rookie of the Year, winning a championship in just his second year would be a dream come true.

"The ultimate goal when you get in this is to become a world champion and have fun doing so," Davis said.

A victory for past champion Teel would represent another notch in his belt.

"After winning a championship in 2012 and finishing runner-up last year, I'm very focused on getting back to the top of the mountain," Teel said. "My goal as a bull rider is to be remembered as one of the great ones who won multiple titles and was a championship contender every year."

Both cowboys travel across North America participating in about 120 bull riding rodeo shows a year.

The rodeos take place as far south as Brownsville and as far north as Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Despite only being on the tour a few years, both Davis and Teel already have made $100,000 each at least in one season

The six-figure payday represents the same level of success as a .300 batting average for a baseball player.